Walkinshaw Andretti United has today announced its 2022 Bathurst 1000 line up, with Fabian Coulthard and Warren Luff confirmed as co-drivers for The Great Race.
In a major coup, Coulthard joins the Team after 471 Supercars race starts, which has included 13 race wins, nine pole positions and 60 podiums. He also has 18 Bathurst 1000 starts to his name.
Coulthard competed full time in the Supercars Championship from 2008, which included two years at Walkinshaw Racing in 2010 and 2011.
Luff re-joins the team for his ninth consecutive season, fresh off the back of his top-five Bathurst finish alongside Bryce Fullwood in 2021.
Since joining the team in 2014, Luff has won the 2015 Enduro Cup, the 2016 Sandown 500 and has stood on the podium seven times, four of which at Bathurst. Over his career, he has six Bathurst 1000 podiums to his name from his 21 starts.
Just who Coulthard and Luff will pair with, either Nick Percat in the Mobil 1 NTI Racing No. 2, or Chaz Mostert in the Mobil 1 Optus Racing No. 25, will be confirmed closer to the Bathurst 1000.
Both Luff and Coulthard will be in attendance at Winton Motor Raceway today, February 22, to sample both cars at the pre-season test day, alongside Nick and Chaz.
Fabian Coulthard
“It’s great to be joining Walkinshaw Andretti United for 2022, the team is on the move and I’m really excited to see what we can do together at Bathurst this year.
“When I found out in January that I wasn’t going to be driving in a full-time capacity in 2022, my focus then changed to aligning myself with what I think is the best opportunity to win at Bathurst, and that was here.”
“There’s a few familiar faces from when I was here in 2010 and 2011, so it will be great to work with those guys again, as well as Chaz, Nick and Luffy.
“This year will feel a little different that’s for sure, but I’m really looking forward to getting behind the wheel today, and seeing how the WAU car feels.
Warren Luff
“It’s fantastic to be back with Walkinshaw Andretti United once again, it’s been a great eight years together, and I’m really excited by what this year holds.
“The team has been building, no doubt, and I’m really excited to see that continue in 2022.
“Having Nick alongside Chaz this year is going to be great for the team, and I can’t wait to watch how they go early on in the season, before of course, getting ready for Bathurst with those two and Fabian.”
Bruce Stewart
“We are absolutely rapt to have two drivers of Fabian and Warren’s calibre with us for Bathurst this year, it puts us in a really strong position alongside Nick and Chaz.
“Fabian was a clear target of ours once he became available. There’s no doubt he has the talent to be a full-time driver in the category, so to have him with us is fantastic, and really strengthens our line up that’s for sure.
“Luffy joins us for year nine now, and we couldn’t speak more highly of him and what he’s done for our team. You just know he is going to do an excellent job every time he gets in the car.
“I’m really excited to see how all four drivers go this year, we’ve got a really important test day today to kickstart our year, so it will be great to have Chaz, Nick Fabian and Luffy all get behind the wheel.”